Trumbull County's towns are loaded with historical sites such as President William McKinley's McKinley Birthplace Replica Home & Research Center, museums such as the National Packard Museum the Sutliff Museum and Underground Railroad Exhibit.
If you'd like to explore history at your own pace, try our self guided Millionaires Row Walking Tour in Historic Downtown Warren. Stop at the Tourism Office and pick up a map or you can print this version at home or download it to your phone! Millionaires Row Walking Tour
The Harriet Taylor Upton House (circa 1840)
This national historic site became the home of women’s suffrage leader Harriet Taylor Upton in 1887. It also served as the headquarters of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association from 1903-1905. Open to the public by appointment or during special dates. Check their website for more information.
National Packard Museum
Featuring the history of the Packard family, the Packard Motor Car, and other Packard enterprises. It hosts a number of special exhibits throughout the year including the annual Antique Motorcycle Exhibit every January-May and its Packard Legacy Weekend in July. Visit the website for hours and a schedule of exhibits and events.
McKinley Birthplace Home
Located on the site of the original McKinley home (and birthplace of President William McKinley), and just down the street from the William McKinley Birthplace Museum. Features the replica home of the family's rooms, and a research center.
Connecticut Land Title Office
Now home to the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau, this building once served as the headquarters for the Connecticut Land Company where tracts of land were sold.
North Bloomfield Historical Society
Formed in 1999, dedicated to the preservation of the North Bloomfield community and the restoration of the Town Hall built in 1893. The mission of the organization is to share the stories and events that have shaped the community since it was settled in 1815. Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month.
Morgan History Center
The Owen and Mary Morgan House is now home to the Morgan History Center and the Trumbull County Historical Society. At the History Center, you can discover new exhibits, research local history and attend one of their many events.
Cortland Opera House (circa 1841)
Originally the site of one of the first Methodist churches in the country, it's now home to the Bazetta-Cortland Historical Society.
William McKinley Birthplace Museum
The William McKinley Birthplace Museum honors the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, who was born and raised in Niles, Ohio. The museum contains artifacts of McKinley’s life and his presidency.
Ward Thomas House Museum
Victorian Mansion, included on the National Register of Historic Places, situated in a park-like setting with formal gardens.
Millionaires Row & Mahoning Ave. Historic District
Home to Millionaires Row, where the "Who's Who" of industry, commerce and politics lived in stately mansions that lined the street during the 1800s.
Warren Heritage Center
Built in 1832 by General Simon Perkins as a wedding gift for his daughter Olive Douglas Perkins, and her husband, Frederick Kinsman, today serves as the home of the Warren Heritage Center. The Center tells the story of the City of Warren and its role as the first economic and government center of the historic Connecticut Western Reserve.
Ernie Hall Aviation Museum
New Trumbull County museum honoring local contributions to the field of aviation, bearing the name of one of America’s most well-regarded aeronautical pioneers, Warren, Ohio native Ernest C Hall. The museum is filled with local, national and international aviation memorabilia from the birth of the industry through present day.
Underground Railroad Exhibit
Designated as a Freedom Station by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Cincinnati, this exhibit provides a glimpse of local anti-slavery sentiments from the 1820s to the 1850s. It is located on the second floor of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library in downtown Warren, directly outside the doors of the Sutliff Museum and is available for viewing during regular library hours.
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John Stark Edwards House Museum (circa 1807)
One of the oldest known structures in Trumbull County, this museum is a legacy to the early pioneers of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Sutliff Museum
This museum features the history of the Sutliff family - from pioneer days of the Ohio Western Reserve, through the days of the Civil War, to the height of the Victorian era. Members of the Sutliff family were active in the local abolition movement and conductors on the Underground Railroad.
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Leavittsburg Heritage Museum
The Leavittsburg Heritage Museum building was generously donated to the DLIA in 1998 by the Polivka family.
Perkins Mansion (1871)
Originally built in 1871 as the home of civic leader Henry Bishop Perkins and his family. The building has served as Warren's City Hall since 1934. Building open to the public daily 8am-4pm (closed 12-1pm for lunch). Offices, basement, and attic off-limits. No formal tours but written info is available.
Vienna Memorial Cemetery
The Vienna Memorial Cemetery is tucked behind the quaint New England-style village green of Vienna Center and faithfully serves as a resting place for Vienna Township’s deceased for over 130 years including some noteworthy individuals local to Trumbull County and its history.
Gustavus Center National Historic District
Located at the intersection of State Routes 87 and 193, this national historic district area has 12 buildings listed on the National Historic Registry. The prominent architecture styles include both Greek Revival and Federal.
East Greene Cemetery
A tract of land longer than it is wide along the south side of Dennison-Ashtabula Road, the East Greene Cemetery is a bucolic pioneer burial ground set at the edge of a forest glade in Trumbull County Northeast Ohio.
Kinsman Presbyterian Cemetery
Selected by John Kinsman, the man behind the town's namesake, Kinsman Presbyterian Cemetery, also known as the "old cemetery" is one of the oldest cemeteries in Trumbull County, first being used in 1804.
Octagon House (circa 1858)
Now a private residence, this unique eight-sided house, which contains eight trapezoid-shaped rooms, was the boyhood home of Clarence Darrow, the nationally acclaimed lawyer in the The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes ("Scopes Monkey Trial").
Monument Park and Trumbull County Veterans Memorial
Located on the east bank of the Mahoning River, the memorial commemorates the sacrifices of local citizens in military service.
Moss Ancestral Home
An 1843 Pennsylvania style bank house.
Mesopotamia Village Historic District
The center of town, better known as the "Commons", is surrounded by 28 buildings, 21 of built before the Civil War and are included on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it is part of the fourth-largest Amish Settlement in the country and second-largest in Ohio.
Niles Union Cemetery
Niles Union Cemetery in Trumbull County Ohio got its start in 1806 and was originally known as Jack Oak Burying Ground. It would suffer major damage over a century later in 1985 when a rare, powerful tornado passed through the area.
Mahoning Avenue Pioneer Cemetery
The Mahoning Avenue Pioneer Cemetery is located in Warren Ohio and is believed to be one of the oldest designated cemeteries in the area dating back to the early 1800's.
Kinsman House (circa 1832)
Located along Millionaires Row in historic downtown Warren, this Greek Revival mansion is included on the National Historic Registry and features white marble mantles and black walnut staircase, woodwork and arched doorways.
Ohio's First Civil War Monument
Erected in 1863, two years prior to the ending of the civil war
The Trumbull County Courthouse (circa 1895)
One of the oldest judicial facilities of its kind in Ohio, the Romanesque-style structure was completed in 1897, making it the third courthouse to occupy the location in Courthouse Park. It was placed on the National Registry of Historic Sites in 1975.
OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology
Interactive museum featuring hands-on exhibits that allow both children and adults to have fun while learning.
Newton Falls Covered Bridge (circa 1831)
Constructed in 1831, this bridge is the second-oldest covered bridge in Ohio still in service.